I’ve been writing a lot of tunes on the piano recently so today I fancied trying to write one on the whistle. Different styles of writing happen when I choose […]

The first Distil Scratch Day took place a few weeks ago in Lofi Studios in Glasgow. The task was to write for drums with bass, piano and fiddle. This was […]

I love composing. I love my #tuneoftheweek project. I feel that I’m gaining confidence not only in my composing but also in my playing, my recording abilities and my writing […]

I wrote this tune yesterday on the last day of week 21 of my #tuneoftheweek project. I had been thinking about writing a slow tune (for variety within the project) but […]

Week 20 #tuneoftheweek is a tune I wrote this weekend which I thought would go nicely with my tune from week 3 of this project: ‘Cherry Falls’. Thanks to Adam […]

I’ve been thinking about what to write for this week’s #tuneoftheweek all week. I had decided earlier in the week that it would be nice to write a slip jig as […]

It is week 18 of my #tuneoftheweek project and I seem to be finding that it’s getting easier to compose tunes which is great! I was feeling particularly uninspired today (after […]

It’s the last day of week 17 for #tuneoftheweek and I’ve spent the last few hours writing, learning, and recording my latest composition ‘The Lismore Session’. It’s a reel in E […]

For #tuneoftheweek for week 16 I’ve written a 7/8 tune in B minor. I wrote the A part whilst making a brew. I then sat down to it later in […]

This week I have found myself wondering what on earth am I going to do with all these tunes I’m writing. Do I even need to do anything with them? […]